diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
index 1f14e7612cbb..94b7c7b02bde 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ static int read_object_code(u64 addr, size_t len, u8 cpumode,
 	unsigned char buf2[BUFSZ];
 	size_t ret_len;
 	u64 objdump_addr;
+	const char *objdump_name;
+	char decomp_name[KMOD_DECOMP_LEN];
 	int ret;
 
 	pr_debug("Reading object code for memory address: %#"PRIx64"\n", addr);
@@ -289,9 +291,25 @@ static int read_object_code(u64 addr, size_t len, u8 cpumode,
 		state->done[state->done_cnt++] = al.map->start;
 	}
 
+	objdump_name = al.map->dso->long_name;
+	if (dso__needs_decompress(al.map->dso)) {
+		if (dso__decompress_kmodule_path(al.map->dso, objdump_name,
+						 decomp_name,
+						 sizeof(decomp_name)) < 0) {
+			pr_debug("decompression failed\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		objdump_name = decomp_name;
+	}
+
 	/* Read the object code using objdump */
 	objdump_addr = map__rip_2objdump(al.map, al.addr);
-	ret = read_via_objdump(al.map->dso->long_name, objdump_addr, buf2, len);
+	ret = read_via_objdump(objdump_name, objdump_addr, buf2, len);
+
+	if (dso__needs_decompress(al.map->dso))
+		unlink(objdump_name);
+
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		/*
 		 * The kernel maps are inaccurate - assume objdump is right in